Below is a carved bible box, I believe. I’m not sure who built the furniture in this room, but it looks very similar to the 17th century style that Peter Follensbee builds and carves. I wouldn’t be surprised if he built some of it.

The small dining room also has lovely furniture built with strong and handsome joinery:

I want this chair sooo bad…Guess I’ll have to learn how to build and carve one!

Nice detail of the rough wooden floors…either white oak or chestnut I believe:

My son Joseph looking out the hand made windows:

This 17th Century farmhouse felt so comfortable and simple. I really could have felt at home in such a peaceful place. You should really try to visit this farm, and the others at the Frontier Culture Museum. It has become one of my favorite spots.

About the Frontier Culture Museum

The Frontier Culture Museum is unlike anything I’ve encountered. The organization has disassembled actual period farms from England, Ireland, Germany, Africa, and different parts of the United States, then reconstructed them on several hundred acres of lush Virginia farmland. Why? To educate Americans on how our American farms were influenced by immigrants from overseas. You can see the different farms here.

What I found particularly fascinating was the woodworking tools and furniture displayed at each of the 10 farms. The staff actually use the respective tools to construct furniture and tools. It is a hands on “museum” so I just helped myself to all the amazing tool chests! The staff didn’t mind. They also didn’t mind that I constantly caressed their reproduction furniture either…although I got some strange looks.

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Thanks for the nice pictures.
I guess that the spikey things in the window are for mounting a roast on. I don’t know the correct English term for the stick that you put through the meat, but these fork shaped spikes go into the meat and make sure that the roast can turn and be roasted on all sides.
Do you have more pictures of the apple press? that looked quite interesting.
Brgds
Jonas

Ha! So funny! Thanks Doug. I figured that George had built some things in this farm, but he and I never made it over to the 1600’s farm together. Now that I know his skills range to mouse traps, I am truly amazed. Do you work at the museum?